Posted on July 2, 2021 at 7:00 am
This year’s 4th of July weekend is even more joyous than usual as we inch back to our new normal and reunite with friends and families. Be sure to catch the always-great Capital 4th on PBS. Some movies to share: Independence Day Will Smith, Bill Pullman, and Jeff Goldblum star in one ofthe all-time great …
Posted on July 1, 2021 at 5:59 pm
B +| Lowest Recommended Age: | Kindergarten - 3rd Grade |
| MPAA Rating: | Rated PG (Rude Humor|Mild Language|Some Action) |
| Profanity: | Some schoolyard language |
| Nudity/ Sex: | Potty humor |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: | Potion |
| Violence/ Scariness: | Extended cartoon-style action, no one hurt |
| Diversity Issues: | None |
| Date Released to Theaters: | July 2, 2021 |
| Date Released to DVD: | September 13, 2021 |
2017’s “Boss Baby” was a happy surprise. It took the classic theme of sibling rivalry to a hilarious extreme, revealing that the family’s new baby, Theodore (“Ted”), is literally a boss. He arrives complete with suit, tie, Rolex, briefcase, a job at Baby Corp, and the ultra-adult voice of Alec Baldwin. The older brother, Tim, …
Posted on July 1, 2021 at 3:01 pm
B +| Lowest Recommended Age: | Middle School |
| MPAA Rating: | Rated PG-13 for Some Suggestive References|Action|Language|Intense Sci-Fi Violence |
| Profanity: | Some strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: | Mild |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: | Some social drinking |
| Violence/ Scariness: | Extended sci-fi/action peril and violence, many characters killed, fatal sacrifice |
| Diversity Issues: | None |
| Date Released to Theaters: | July 2, 2021 |
This is what summer movies are all about — “The Tomorrow War” is about endearing but flawed humans fighting aliens as they save all of humanity and resolve their family estrangements. Plus time travel. I’ll have a couple of concerns later on, but let’s do what the movie does and get right to the action. …
Posted on June 28, 2021 at 6:02 am
The law can be viewed as a menacing force to intimidate and coerce. But what happens when the law is challenged to right a wrong or create constructive change? Led by Harvard Law School Professor Martha Minow and producer Joseph Tovares, twelve Harvard Law students set out to explore that intersection in LEGAL LENS, premiering …
Posted on June 24, 2021 at 8:00 am
A-| Lowest Recommended Age: | 4th - 6th Grade |
| MPAA Rating: | Rated PG-13 for brief drug material, some disturbing images, and smoking |
| Profanity: | Some strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: | None |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: | Brief drug material |
| Violence/ Scariness: | Archival images of violence |
| Diversity Issues: | A theme of the movie |
| Date Released to Theaters: | June 25, 2021 |
It felt like the United States had never been more angry and divided. Protests over the treatment of Black Americans erupted into riots. Not last year; this was just over half a century ago, in 1969. The same summer that an outdoor music festival near Woodstock New York became a cultural icon in part because …
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